Current circumstances indicate that, The Metoffice, the UK’s national weather forecasting body and a government advisor on climate change, is soon to go from having the worst web site in the whole world ever, to the best weather forecasting facility online.
This is because it is due to obtain a new 460,000 core super-computer from Cray. On the other hand normal service will be resumed as soon as possable becuse the software is coming from Microsoft!
I recently recived an email from a group calling themselves the New Mechanics Instiute, and advertising an initial event. With a name like that they need a place to meet without getting drunk and an award(s) to encourage excellence
After a long series of downloads and much reading, I have decided to try running a British Science Week event, next March. The basic idea is about Biology in the Garden;the plant life cycle, the passing of the seasons, nutrition, the technical definition of pests and weeds and so on…
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